Monsoon Poon

Wonderful experience overall. Great food, smiling and polite service.

This is the first time we've visited and the food is Delish! and service is professional and very friendly.

There is a selection of Indian, Thai and other Asian dishes with unique flavours.

The food is reasonable priced and the atmosphere and decor is great.

Highly recommended!

Excellent service and great food

Really attentive staff, cool atmosphere. Eggplant is a must

Had a great time at Monsoon Poon last weekend. Food and drinks were quick to come out and was delicious. Service was attentive. Singapore Sling was yum :)

Nice staff, nice food,

Great, good time to dine on a Sunday and finish the weekend. The Firecracker Chicken has a decent ‘kick’ to it

Always a great experience for sharing good times with friends, the food is great and the staff and service is excellent every time. Looking forward to next the visit.

A beautiful restaurant with delicious food! Will definitely be back.

Consistently good food and service everytime.

Restaurant had a lovely atmosphere and staff were friendly. The food was tasty and have cocktails which were an amazing experience

Amazing... great food and service and a really super restaurant

Great food, excellent service.

Only disappointment is they don’t let you take the food away if you don’t finish it. Seems a waste to just throw it out because of their strict no take away in doggy bag policy, I heard several tables mention this also- seems a waste if it’s just going to be thrown away anyway.

The service was fantastic! Good range of craft beer, wine and cocktails as well as delicious and exiting food. Nice atmosphere and cool to have the open kitchen to see the food being created!

Food was amazing and the waiters had excellent customer service. Will definitely be back!

Absolutely blown away by the food and service here despite going in with a negative bias due to a lot of hype from friends. If I had to fault something it'd be the garlic naan (which wasn't bad) but not exceptional. The food was otherwise really good. My friend was disappointed that they couldn't finish all their food because it was really that good. Special mention for the eggplant side dish and samosas.

The cocktails get a 10/10 from me. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options were very tasty. It's good to see some good creative options on the menu for both. The paper straws were disintegrating a bit quickly though...

The venue itself is very well styled and the small tables are in a nice warm cosy area. Doesn't get too loud, and you're not too close to other tables. Good for conversation.

The staff are friendly and awesome. I'd like to note that they take allergies seriously and even brought up cross-contamination in the deep fryer without being prompted which is incredibly rare. They clearly know what they're doing and I don't think they could do better than they already are.

It has been many years since we last dined here, we were happy to find it’s still a great place to eat! Good value, tasty food, fantastic service and great atmosphere.

We had a great experience at Monsoon Poon. Our waitress was friendly and very helpful in serving us - the food was great and it was a lovely dinner all round.

I had been wanting to come here for a very long time. And it did not disappoint! The ambience and décor was fascinating. The service friendly and prompt. And the food was simply divine! Everything we ordered was beautifully presented and delicious! We shall definitely go back again many times yet!

Thank you for a great experience. We were warmly greeted and seated in a lovely spot, service was efficient, staff were friendly, the food was delicious; there was a great range of options, both food and drinks were lovely.

Monsoon Poon was unknown to us but what a treat. The service staff were very attentive and it was great to see the open kitchen and even the mirror above the chefs station where he prepared the dishes. The food was divine and I would certainly recommend the tandoori lamb cutlets, they melted in my mouth. My daughter said the prawns were amazing although I didn’t see them as she inhaled them in a few minutes. All in all I can not recommend this restaurant more. I don’t think it had a single fault and we will certainly be going back. See you soon, Monsoon Poon!
P.S try the chocolate mousse and don’t get caught licking the bowl!

Excellent service from all the staff we interacted with. Food came out quickly but with sufficient pause between courses. Great naan!

From the moment we entered the gorgeous Monsoon Poon, the experience was first class. Extremely attentive, yet not invasive wait staff. A credit to the owner. The cocktails are legendary. The food is fragrant, plentiful and beautifully balanced. Bathrooms are spotless with handwash and lotion adding a nice touch. Can't rave about the place any more. Had been to the Wellington one, so was hoping it would equal it. It did! We will be back.. LOTS...

Friendly and professional service, nice atmosphere and very good food made for a great dinner at Monsoon Poon!

Staff are friendly. Great atmosphere.

Food and service was amazing!

From the very moment we entered into Monsoon Poon we felt the warm hospitality of the waiting staff. They were very friendly and helpful during the whole dining experiencing. Monsoon Poon should be very proud to have such great front of house staff. Now the food was exceptional. Every part of our meal was absolutely delectable. We thoroughly enjoyed our entire dining experience and look forward to returning again soon. Would highly recommend Monsoon Poon to anyone. Totally worth the 2.5 hour drive from Whangarei.

Monsoon Poon has been a favourite restaurant of mine for a fair few years now, never a disappointing experience! The staff are always friendly, we're never waiting more than 5 minutes before we're approached by the waiters and the food is second to none - so affordable for the quality. The sweet chilli eggplant is out of this world - I've tried so many times to recreate it at home but nothing is ever as perfectly crispy, sweet and soft at the exact same time than when the chefs at Monsoon Poon put it together. The shaking beef is also a favourite, delightful and an adventure for the taste buds - SUPER tasty. Would 100% recommend this establishment and will definitely be back!

Food is of top quality, the menu could explain the dishes better. Great service.

Very friendly attentive service. Good sized portions and tasty food.

The most delicious food in a lovely warm, comfortable restaurant. It is wonderful to take the kids somewhere where they are excited about ordering something more adventurous since they know it will be delicious and hear no requests for ketchup!

Nice atmosphere with friendly staffs!
Food was very yum

Lovely evening at Monsoon Poon. The food was absolutely divine, especially the imperial lettuce cups and duck wonton entrées. The shaking beef main was absolutely melt in your mouth - such tender, flavoursome meat. The ambiance inside was warm and the staff were friendly and attentive staff. Would highly recommend and hope to be back soon!

Excellent night - great food and service, a very enjoyable evening

Exceptional service on what was a busy Monday night. Good size servings.

Lovely food, quick service. Great for a easy, quick early dinner

Felt welcomed from the minute we walked in the door. I was worried as we were running a bit late and when I called the person I talked to was so nice and also the person who greeted us saying not to worry. Drinks were served quickly and well timed order placed for food. Food came super quickly and was delicious with great portion sizing! The firecracker chicken was definitely a firecracker for the mouth. Finishing off the service was great as we were leaving , the staff being super friendly. Thanks monsoon poon!

Great service, great food and drinks. My wife loved the cocktails and the lamb loins were amazing. Would definitely visit next time in Auckland.

Monsoon Poon was a pleasant surprise. I came in not expecting much, and left with tingling tastebuds. The Shaking Beef was amazing...seriously, amazing! Big chunks of succulent beef wok-fried in a delicious sauce with a light dip of subtle lime to freshen it up. Best dish I have had in a while! We stuck to the non-alcoholic drinks, but even here our expectations were exceeded – the Second Dann was so refreshing alongside the spice of the food. All in all, a great evening meal to enjoy after a working day in the city.

Great service and food! Highly recommend

Fun decor, convenient location smack in the middle of the city and right next to a carpark building. The food is varied and uniformly excellent with brilliant specials during the happy hour (4 to 7). Very good service and good value - combined with a First Table booking superb value

Monsoon Poon never fails to please. Food was so tasty, service was very attentive and had a great time catching up with friends. Would definitely recommend.

Delicious food, large servings and great service!

Nice food and good atmosphere

Fun with the kids!

Great service, our waiter was on point; the meals were perfect and generous. We will return!

We were greeted enthusiastically when we arrived. We had a fantastic birthday dinner for my partner - 3 of us in total, my partner, his daughter and myself. We were seated at an appropriately sized table for an intimate dinner. We only ordered main courses with sides and wine - our main course meals were more than adequate, in fact probably a tad large, but who's complaining about that - not me :) The attentiveness of the staff was great and it was so nice not to have to keep asking for the water bottle to be filled, it just happened automatically.
We would definitely go to Monsoon Poon again and even better try for a First Table. I have been here several times over the years and always found it very good.

Disappointing food, didn't feel fresh.
Panang curry was dry and starters were oily.

Great food and atmosphere! Staff were very accommodating as well. Bit disappointing we couldn't take away our leftovers as the meals were very large, seems a waste of food.

What a wonderful place. Cannot remember when our portions for entrees were so generous in size. Just too full to finish the mains.
Highlights were the Duck wontons, Soft shell crab curry and the lovely Colonial non alcoholic cocktail.